The sun smiled down on the sleeping world.

Meaning: This sentence is describing how the sun is shining on the world. It is shining happily, which means it is shining in a way that is pleasing to the eye.

Choice of Words: Sun is the star at the center of our solar system. Smiled is a verb that means to express happiness or amusement by turning up the corners of the mouth. Down means from a higher to a lower position. Sleeping means in a state of rest in which the eyes are closed and consciousness is suspended. World is the earth and all its inhabitants. When you put them together, the sentence means the sun shone happily down on the world that was sleeping.

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